Used clothes from Germany to Eastern Europe: transport and documents

From our warehouse in Bavaria, it is about 420 km to Bratislava and about 1 750 km to Chișinău. The documents depend on one question: is your country in the EU?

EU countries: Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria

Inside the EU there is no customs clearance. If your company has a valid EU VAT number, the invoice from Germany is without German VAT. You declare the VAT in your country. Before loading, we check your VAT number in the EU VIES system.

Documents: invoice and CMR consignment note.

Countries outside the EU: Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine

The goods leave the EU with an export declaration from Germany. In your country, a customs broker clears the import. Documents: invoice, CMR and export documents.

Goods or waste?

Customs and environmental authorities decide if unsorted textiles count as goods or as waste. The rules differ between countries. Ask your customs broker before the first delivery.

Checklist before the first delivery

1. Send us your company details and VAT number.
2. Agree on the volume, the price and the payment.
3. Choose the transport: your own vehicle or a carrier.
4. Outside the EU: confirm the documents with your customs broker.
5. Weigh the goods at loading and at arrival.

Guides for buyers

• Original or sorted used clothes: which to buy wholesaleThe difference between unsorted original goods and sorted used clothes: quality, price, risk, and who each one suits.
• Used clothes price per kilo: what it depends onWhat sets the price of unsorted used clothes per kilo: season, region, storage, shoes, volume and transport.